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Health & Fitness

Health Benefits of Coffee

New research has shows that drinking coffee regularly can actually improve your health and decrease the chances that you will be struck by heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and/or cancer. Check out these great tidbits:

  • Coffee is the most widely consumed pharmacologically-active beverage in the world.
  • Long suspected to be associated with poor health outcomes, coffee has now been shown to have a myriad of health benefits when consumed in moderation.
  • Drinking up to 5 cups of coffee daily can protect you against many chronic, age-related diseases.
  • Recent studies highlight coffee's ability to boost endothelial function and reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease.
  • Coffee and its compounds offer protection against diabetes, itself the cause of degraded endothelial function and cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
  • Coffee helps protect against cancer and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
  • In today's world, there's every reason to drink coffee liberally, not only without guilt, but secure in the knowledge that you are improving your health and preventing diseases with every cup.
Check out the full article in LifeExtension magazine, or contact Total Body Fitness in Oak Park for more information on improving your health, wellness, and quality of life today!

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